Variations in the Physiological and Hormonal States of Cotton Fruit and Their Relationship with the Initiation of Abscission

摘要

Shedding of cotton bolls is a phenomenon whose economical importance is evident. In most cases, more than half of the potential production of mature bolls is lost during the fruiting period. Because of the magnitude of losses caused by abscission, cotton specialists tried to overcome this phenomenon a long time ago. Two main methods could be followed to restrict boll abscission. The author describes the physiological mechanism, and selectively inhibits facets of it to limit boll loss. Chemical substances of a diverse nature are applied to the plant to see if some of them would produce the desired results.